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Where does “sprouteth” come from?

sprouteth (English) comes from English sprout, from Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute, from Old Dutch sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

sprouteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “sprouteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsproutA new growth on a plant, whether from seed or...
2DutchspruitA sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant...
3Middle Dutchsprute—
4Old Dutchsprūtan—
5Proto-GermanicsprūtanąAlternative form of *spreutaną
6Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
7Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sprewd- →